The Replacements for 09

Has anyone mentioned The Replacements as the big "reunion" band for 2009. Out of any band, this one seems the most logical unless GNR goes on Tour. Oh shit, GNR and Replacements at Coachella. Here is an article from April

With the first phase of a long-awaited reissue campaign beginning this week, the Replacements are back in the spotlight 17 years removed from their breakup. Even more notable: principal members Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson aren't ruling out the possibility of a reunion.

Stinson tells Billboard the group has received lucrative offers to perform at Coachella and other major festivals, and that he and Westerberg were close to accepting this year. The group would have been rounded out by session drummer Josh Freese (replacing original drummer Chris Mars, who has retired from music to focus on painting), and an unnamed lead guitarist (replacing Stinson's late half-brother Bob, who died in 1995).

"We actually talked about it again this year, and I think there was a consensus that, you know, maybe it wasn't the right time (to reunite), or maybe it is the right time," Stinson says. "Paul and I were kind of in cahoots talking to them [and] talking to (his manager) Darren (Hill). There were some things thrown out, and there were other festivals that wanted it too, if we were going to do it.

"At the last minute, it just didn't seem like the right thing to do, so we didn't do it. But I think Paul and I have something to offer each other still. I think that's pretty obvious when we get together."

"I'm very hesitant about dragging the name out there and what damage we could do to the legend," Westerberg offers. "Whatever we did, someone would want something else. If I went up there straight, they'd want us wasted. If we were f--ked up, they'd want us to be this or that.

"But, I don't know," he continues. "The records hold the key to the whole thing. So if I was ever going to play, I'd like to play once the whole shooting match is out, because I don't think I could physically get up there and bellow these 18 songs (from) that first record. That's just sheer youth there. I can't find that in a bottle or a pill. I'm just too creaky for that.

The group's first four albums arrive in remastered, expanded form tomorrow (April 22) via Rhino. Reissues of the band's four major-label successors for Sire will follow later this year.

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the replacements are pretty much a solid lock. but its up to paul t at thsi point..

the only festival that gnr would or could play would be bonnaroo. coachella and lollapalooza cannot afford to take the risk since axl is a nutcase. bonnaroo can go 24/7 so he can be 4 hrs late and still play. its a fit but doubtful and it should not be called gnr. it should called "axl and his fake ass band"

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If this is the major reunion for '09, it's certainly not going to boost any ticket sales.

By which I mean, I'm guessing that people who badly want to see a Replacements reunion are probably already attending Coachella.

I mean, it's no Smiths or Talking Heads reunion, but it'd be a pretty major one, and there are lots of 'Mats fans who would come out of the woodwork to support these guys if it happened. They'd play as a subheadliner one evening and I'm sure it'd be spectacular. Can you name 5 Coachella-worthy reunions that would be bigger than this? Beyond the two I've already mentioned, Roxy Music is the only other one I can think of, Pavement is right along the same lines.

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Originally Posted by starrdogg

I mean, it's no Smiths or Talking Heads reunion, but it'd be a pretty major one, and there are lots of 'Mats fans who would come out of the woodwork to support these guys if it happened. They'd play as a subheadliner one evening and I'm sure it'd be spectacular. Can you name 5 Coachella-worthy reunions that would be bigger than this? Beyond the two I've already mentioned, Roxy Music is the only other one I can think of, Pavement is right along the same lines.

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prepare to unlock your "locks for 09" regarding a 'Mats reunion.

When head (ex-)Replacement Paul Westerberg found out that country star Glen Campbell covered the Minnesota band's "Sadly Beautiful" on August's Meet Glen Campbell, he called his manager. "'Tell Glen I'll be his next Jimmy Webb,'" Westerberg said, according to The Guardian. Webb, who penned hits like "Up, Up, and Away" and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" for Campbell, now performs his own songs and recently released live record Live and at Large.

And while Westerberg, whose most recent release was this year's 49:00, is prepared to songwrite for Campbell's upcoming album, he and former bandmate Tommy Stinson still aren't ready for a Replacements reunion tour. Said Westerberg, "Certainly Tommy and I could go around as the Replacements and draw 10 times more and make some money... But I'm not there yet, I gotta say."

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Paul Westerberg had a problem with his hand and couldnt play for a year which is why they didnt do Coachella. they are going to play this year, I can smll it. One of the Greatest Rock Bands of all time.